Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- force into: To compel someone to do something against their will.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in under: Located inside and beneath something.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
- power up: To turn on a device or system; to activate.
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- anything other than: Except for; not including
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- turn off
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- pull on: To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- go on: To continue doing something
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- amount: Quantity of something
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- surreal: Concerning surrealism
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- steer: A cow
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- shatter: To break into small pieces
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- modify: To make minor change to something
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- rollercoaster: Amusement passenger ride that rises and falls
- thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
- briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
- acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
- floppy: Being soft and able to be bent easily
- catapult: Weapon that projects rocks from an elastic strap
- lightweight: Weighing less compared to a similar thing
- shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
- flux: A state of flow and change
- throttle: Device controlling the supply of fuel to an engine
- voltage: Measured force of electricity
- mitten: Glove covering the four fingers together and thumb
- torque: Turning or twisting force
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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